Environmental Resource Guides

Introduction

Our future depends on understanding the environment and discovering ways to sustain it. Follow these links to informational sites, activities and discussion topics on the subjects of recycling, water, air pollution and renewable energy. You will be using the following links as part of the unit on environmental studies. These websites were selected based on the following criteria: coverage of subject area, authority of creator, and ease of navigation.

Air Pollution Air pollution hurts everyone. We would all live healthier lives if we had clean air to breath. Want to learn more about the air you breathe? What can you do to make our air cleaner? Follow these sites to find out more.

Recycling One of the most important aspects of preserving and sustaining our environment is the reduction of waste. Recycling and reuse are critical tools to creating a sustainable future.

Renewable Energy Most of the energy we use today comes from fossil fuels, but we are consuming them faster than they are created. The time may come when we will run out of fossil fuels. We need to act now to find sources of energy that won't run out; we need to concentrate on renewable energy.

Water Resources Water is the one of the most precious substances on Earth - without it, our blue planet might look a lot more like Mars. But even though water isn't hard to find, water that we and other living things can easily use is becoming scarcer and scarcer.